CVE-2010-3905

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-12-22 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

The password reset feature in the administrator interface for Eucalyptus 2.0.0 and 2.0.1 does not perform authentication, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges by sending password reset requests for other users.

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Helion Eucalyptus: 2.0.0, 2.0.1

References

http://open.eucalyptus.com/wiki/esa-01
http://secunia.com/advisories/42632
http://secunia.com/advisories/42666
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45462
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1033-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3259
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3260
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64167
http://open.eucalyptus.com/wiki/esa-01
http://secunia.com/advisories/42632
http://secunia.com/advisories/42666
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45462

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